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President Biden delivers State of the Union address Thursday night. Alabama's governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers. Thursday marks five months since Hamas attacked Israel
Middle East
Houthi missile attack kills 3 crew members in rebels' first fatal assault on shipping
An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel. Four crew members were injured, officials said.
Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks
The newsroom union at The New York Times accuses the paper of targeting staffers of Middle Eastern descent during an inquiry into leaks about internal debates over a story on the Hamas attacks.
Airdropping aid is inefficient — so why is the U.S. doing it in Gaza anyway?
There is a "really grim irony" to the U.S. supplying both the bombs that are dropping on Gaza and now the food parcels that are dropping there, according to one aid expert.
A mother in Gaza describes losing 14 family members, including her infant twins
An Israeli strike in Rafah killed 14 members of the same family, including 5-month old twins, Wissam and Naeem Abu Anza. We hear from the mother of the twins, Rania Abu Anza.
A requiem for Gaza's iconic sites, destroyed in the war
We created a mini travel guide to Gaza City's historical and cultural landmarks five years ago. Every site we visited is now destroyed, badly damaged, or inaccessible.
More U.S. aid airdropped into Gaza
Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.
U.N. report finds grounds to believe attacks in Israel included sexual violence
The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza.
Morning news brief
Sixteen states and American Samoa hold primary elections. Supreme Court restores Donald Trump to Colorado's primary ballot. U.N. report finds grounds to believe Hamas attacks in Israel included rapes.
Airdropping aid is inefficient--so why is the U.S. doing it anyway?
Ari Shapiro speaks to Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk about airdrops, when they work and how oftentimes, they don't.